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30 Cards in this Set
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If no moon appears in the night sky, then we are having a _______ moon.
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new
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A _____ moon will be visible as a "full" moon during the daylight hours.
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new
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A new moon occurs when the moon is somewhere between the ___ and the ____.
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earth & sun
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The dark side of a ___ moon faces us when the moon is between earth and sun.
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new
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A ___ moon occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth as the sun.
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full
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About __ days after new moon, there will be a ____ moon.
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7
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When the nighttime moon appears to be getting larger each night, then we say it is....
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waxing
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About __ days after full moon, there will be a ____ moon.
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7
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If a moon seems to be getting smaller each night, then we say it is....
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waning
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When the nighttime moon appears to be getting larger each night, then we say it is....
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waxing
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When we are having full or new moon, then we are having _____ tides which are extra high & extra low tides.
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spring
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If a moon seems to be getting smaller each night, then we say it is....
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waning
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Spring tides occur because the moon and sun, combined, have a lot of ____ attracting the water on the earth.
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gravity
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When we are having full or new moon, then we are having _____ tides which are extra high & extra low tides.
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spring
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Spring tides occur because the moon and sun, combined, have a lot of ____ attracting the water on the earth.
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gravity
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Seven days after full moon, we will have a _____ moon.
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half
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Half moons produce ____ tides, which are not very high nor very low.
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neap
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When the moon, earth, and sun make an L-shape, then we are having ____ tides and ___ moons
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neap
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The full lunar month is _____ days long.
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29.5
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A region that has one high and one low tide each is said to have ____ tides.
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diurnal
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A coastal region that has 2 high and 2 low tides each day is said to have ____ tides.
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semidiurnal
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When a region has a small low and high and a large low and high each day we say it has...
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mixed semidiurnal
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The time for a lunar/tidal day is....
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24:50
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The time to get from high tide to high tide is....
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12:25
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The time to get from low tide to high tide is ....
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6:12.5
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When the sun gets blocked by the moon, then the earth experiences a...
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solar eclipse
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When the moon gets blocked by the earth, then the moon has a ....
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lunar eclise
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When there are two full moons in a monh, then we call the second moon a ____ moon.
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blue
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A ___ moon is one that is bigger than a half moon
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gibbous
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A ___ moon is one thats smaller than a half moon.
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crescent
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